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Green Japan : environmental technologies, innovation policy, and the pursuit of green growth
\"As climate change continues to threaten both our economic and ecological well-being, countries around the world are trying to implement green strategies that will simultaneously curb emissions and spur economic growth. Green Japan critically examines the Japanese effort to combine economic growth with commitments to environmental sustainability. Carin Holroyd explores green growth strategies in various industries including conservation, energy, urban development, and international trade. Holroyd's comprehensive analysis of how innovation strategies connect with environmental priorities combines a detailed study of government policies with insightful assessments of consumer and market responses. The unevenness of Japan's success clearly demonstrates the exceptional technological innovation and creative public policy initiatives that are needed in order to successfully reverse the effects of climate change. Green Japan offers a nuanced and hopeful account of one nation's attempts at linking environmental sustainability and continued prosperity\"--Jacket.
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Innovating for sustainability: a framework for sustainable innovations and a model of sustainable innovations orientation
In an environment characterized by growing awareness of environmental sustainability among various stakeholders in organizations, innovating for sustainability can be expected to grow in importance from the standpoints of organizational legitimacy, reputation, and performance. Relatedly, a firm’s sustainable innovations capabilities as a source of competitive advantage and the sustainability related attributes of a firm’s product offerings as bases for market segmentation, target marketing, positioning, and differentiation can also be expected to grow in importance. The emergence of sustainability as a major driver of innovation highlights a number of important issues that merit investigation, such as potential avenues for sustainable innovation and sustainable product innovation and factors underlying differences between firms in their commitment to a sustainable innovations orientation. In an attempt to gain insights into these issues, this paper presents (1) a conceptual framework delineating potential avenues for sustainable innovations and (2) a conceptual model delineating a number of firm-related and industry-related antecedents of sustainable innovations orientation, along with performance outcomes of sustainable innovations orientation. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.
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Why and how to compete through sustainability: a review and outline of trends influencing firm and network-level transformation
This article reviews and discusses how to compete with sustainability by reviewing the literature about sustainability, business models, innovation, and networks. It is an introduction to the special issue on “innovative inter-organizational networks and sustainable economy: current trends and future opportunities” and a call for more research where we examine and outline ideas for how the new and rapidly spreading trends of digitalization, the circular economy, and servitization are force firms to develop new types of competitive advantages. We elaborate upon the transformation needs at firm-level capabilities and business models, as well as network-level changes through the formation of new ecosystems and new ways of engaging in co-creation with partners. These firm and network level transformation discussions are complimented with specific list potential areas for future academic research.
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Influential Variables and Causal Relations Impact on Innovative Performance and Sustainable Growth of SMEs in Aspect of Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation is essential in the global industry for survival and sustainable growth, and SMEs are mainly required to apply digital technology for sustainable growth. This study aims to verify the causal relationship between the variables significantly affecting Digital Transformation’s sustainable growth and innovative performance and suggest critical variables and strategies in which Digital Transformation’s constituent factors affect sustainable growth. Data were collected from an online survey of 303 CEOs of SMEs. Using Smart PLS, analyzed the factors affecting the sustainable growth of SMEs and verified the causal relationship. We found that applying Digital Transformation in SMEs is necessary because Digital Transformation affects innovation performance and ultimately impacts sustainable growth. By verifying the variables that affect the sustainable growth of 7 industrial sectors, we establish sustainable growth strategies suitable for each industry and provide the variables that affect sustainable growth. The findings imply that DT is essential for the sustainable growth of SMEs and that impact variables appropriate to the industry should be applied. The study results will be a new area of interest for future researchers.
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Technology, Value Co-Creation and Innovation in Service Ecosystems: Toward Sustainable Co-Innovation
The work identifies the main enabling dimensions and the strategic drivers to foster value co-creation and sustainable innovation in service ecosystems. The aim is to explore how resource and knowledge integration, through technology-mediated interactions, can lead to the emergence of novelties (new products, services, processes, social, and environmental practices). Based on a re-elaboration of literature, the study introduces a framework that describes the main drivers for managing the emergence of value co-creation and innovation (co-design, co-development, co-delivery, co-learning) across the contexts of exchange of service ecosystems (micro, meso, and macro). A “meta”-level is conceptualized to investigate how management can harmonize an actor’s objectives with an ecosystem’s goal to encourage the diffusion and renewal of a sustainable and innovation-oriented culture. The empirical research applies the framework proposed in the theoretical section to a case study analysis on “Palm”, an Italian company that designs and produces wood packaging. The technique employed is qualitative content analysis. The findings permit conceptualization of the key strategic levers for the management of co-creation and to increase managers’ and scholars’ understanding of (1) the enablers of value co-creation and innovation; (2) the mechanisms leading to knowledge renewal and the continuous production of sustainable innovation.
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Sustainability and Open Innovation: Main Themes and Research Trajectories
Today, innovation and sustainability in their broadest sense, which includes people (social dimension), the planet (environmental dimension) and profits (economic dimension), are increasingly intertwined. Integrating the sustainability dimension into the innovation of products, services, processes, technologies, business and organizational models requires an effort on the part of the company as it demands a different set of knowledge and skills than those needed to innovate in a traditional way. As a result, companies, in order to integrate the dimension of sustainability in their innovation processes, have felt the need to exploit knowledge, skills and technologies external to the organization itself, promoting what is called the process of open innovation. Since this field of field is only recently being explored, we conducted a literature review through bibliometric analysis on a sample of 93 scientific articles published between 2011 and today, April 2022. To achieve the purpose of this review, both quantitative (co-occurrence analysis) and qualitative analysis have been conducted. Four different research themes have been identified: sustainable open innovation and innovation performance, the role of technological capability for sustainable open innovation, business model perspective and sustainable open innovation and university collaboration. As far as future research is concerned, a mainline has been identified concerning the study of sustainable open innovation in the agri-food industry.
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Fostering business model innovation for sustainability: a dynamic capabilities perspective
PurposeThe study aimed to analyze the association between dynamic capabilities and sustainable business model innovation of startups in the Brazilian logistics sector.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach was used through a multiple case study that was operated from semi-structured interviews and secondary data analysis.FindingsThe evidence found pointed to different types of innovations in sustainable business models and distinct activities inherent to the three dynamic capabilities surveyed. In addition, the results confirmed that dynamic capabilities can be considered internal drivers that stimulate sustainable business model innovation, since the conception until the change or dissemination.Research limitations/implicationsThe diffusion of a model that jointly addresses the theory of dynamic capabilities and sustainable business model innovation.Practical implicationsFor managers, the study provides insights into the archetypes of sustainable business model innovation and guidance on how to incorporate into the organization's strategic activities aimed at the different dynamic capabilities to achieve sustainable innovation.Originality/valueSustainable business model innovation is seen as a key factor for competitive advantage and corporate sustainability. However, a more comprehensive understanding is necessary for those that promote the design and innovation of sustainable business models. Therefore, the paper addresses this gap by (1) systematizing sustainable logistics initiatives, (2) detailing the processes that support the development of startups' sustainable dynamic capabilities and (3) proposing a framework that establishes connections between capabilities, business model innovation processes, business model archetypes and the environmental, social and economic impacts.
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Sustainability-oriented innovation practices and the business model of internationalized industrial companies
This study analyzed the differences regarding adopting sustainability-oriented innovation practices and the business model of industrial companies considering their degree of internationalization. Quantitative research was developed with a descriptive design using a survey, and the sample comprised 104 Brazilian industrial companies. Significant differences were observed concerning products, demonstrating the consumers’ concerns regarding these aspects. As for the business model, differences were noted regarding a financial model responsible for the company’s ecological and social impacts. This aspect shows that companies operating in foreign markets include sustainability’s social, environmental, and economic dimensions in their business models. From a theoretical point of view, this study connects sustainability-oriented innovation practices and the business model by considering the degree of internationalization. As for originality, the present study relates the themes of sustainable innovation and internationalization while analyzing a developing country, whereas most articles have covered developed countries
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How to develop the creative milieu and physical resources of the university campus into a sustainable innovation zone – The case of Morasko-Poznań, Poland
This article evaluates the development of the Morasko Campus of Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznań, one of Poland’s leading academic centres, in relation to its alignment with the Sustainable Innovation Zone (SIZ) concept. This concept refers to urban districts that concentrate sustainable innovation activities within an attractive, creative milieu. The study draws on model solutions from the literature on creating city innovation districts, focusing on some physical assets considered to be sustainable innovations. The findings indicate that the Morasko Campus has begun to integrate elements of the SIZ concept, particularly in selected public spaces and university building courtyards. Initial pilot projects have been launched to incorporate sustainable innovations, such as green roofs, green walls, and solar energy photovoltaic panels, into the campus buildings. As sustainability becomes a central focus of the University’s development policy, it is anticipated that these initiatives will increase in the near future.
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